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Gustafsson, Jan

Gustafsson, Jan

GM🇩🇪

FIDEFIDE 4625498· Male· Germany· Born in 1979

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Jan Gustafsson, a 47-year-old German Grandmaster, is rated 2580 and ranked 12th among German players, and 216th worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Februar 2026 and Extraliga 2025-2026 r5-6. His peak of 2652 was reached at age 31 (Nov 2010); he also reached World #83 in Apr 2005 and spent 12 months in the world top 100.

Awarded GM in 2003 (age 24) and IM in 2001 (age 22).

Current rating

2580

Standard

Rpd2641·Blz2519

All-time high

2652

−72 pts below
Nov 2010 · age 31

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#12

#12 · German players · of 14,156
12 months in World top 100 (2004–2011)

Career timeline

19 entries
2025
Re-crossed 2600
at age 46
Mar 2025
8th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2598
Jan 2025
2022
4th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 43 · rated 2638
Jun 2022
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2643 → returned at 2643
Apr 2020
2011
12 months in world top 100
since Jul 2004
Mar 2011
2010
Crossed 2650
at age 31
Nov 2010

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Nikita VitiugovGM 2,666
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 September 2025 · Sep 2025 · +1.1 Elo
Evolution
-11
2591 → 2580
Tournaments
4
8 games
Score
3.5/ 843.8%
0W7D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsTamas BanuszGM2,602·1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Februar 2026·R2·-4.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Februar 2026
Team
Feb 20260.5/2#1242364-5.9
Extraliga 2025-2026 r5-6
Team
Jan 20261/2#372531-1.6
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Dezember 2025
Team
Dec 20251/2#632495-2.6
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 September 2025
Team
Sep 20251/2#802585-0.2

Most-Played Opponents

vsFrancisco Vallejo PonsGM
🇪🇸ESP·2644
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met Apr 2015
View head-to-head →
vsLaurent FressinetGM
🇫🇷FRA·2610
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Jun 2011
View head-to-head →
vsArkadij NaiditschGM
🇧🇬BUL·2574
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Aug 2015
View head-to-head →

Rankings

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Germany
#12
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#116
in continent
World
#216
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2,767
2
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2,694
3
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2,657
4
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2,640
5
🇩🇪Kollars, DmitrijFollow Dmitrij KollarsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,634
6
🇩🇪Svane, RasmusFollow Rasmus SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
7
🇩🇪Doettling, FabianFollow Fabian DoettlingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
8
🇩🇪Wagner, DennisFollow Dennis WagnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,591
9
🇩🇪Engel, LuisFollow Luis EngelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,588
10
🇩🇪Braun, ArikFollow Arik BraunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,587
...
12🇩🇪Gustafsson, Jan2,580
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
116🇩🇪Gustafsson, Jan2,580
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
216🇩🇪Gustafsson, Jan2,580